Scott, Robert (sold)
Robert Scott (November 13, 1771 - January 1841) was a Scottish engraver active in Edinburgh in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in Lanark and educated in Musselburgh. He apprenticed as an engraver under Andrew Robertson, of the Andrew Bell (1726 - 1809) engraving lineage. He married Bell's daughter, Ross Bell. He engraved maps and globes for James Kirkwood, John Thomson, and Archibald Fullerton, among others. His own apprentices included Thomas Brown, John Burnett, William Douglas, John Horsburgh, James Steward, and others. Scott was considered the finest Edinburgh engraver of his generation. (Worms, L., and Ashley Baynton-Williams, 'British Map Engravers')
The beginning of the Risorgimento.
Italy.
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This is John Thomson's 1814 map of Italy. The map was issued in the wake of Napoleon's defeat and the dissolution of his influence in Italy - which at the same time marked the beginning of the Risorgimento. (more details)
Tracing the latest circumnavigators.
Hydrographical Chart of the World on Wright or Mercator's Projection With Tracts of the Last Circumnavigators.
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An example of John Thomson's 1814 map of the world on Mercator's projection. Published in the 1814 edition of Thomson's General Atlas, this map was drawn to illustrate the great voyages of discovery of the late 18th century, most specifically Cook, Perouse, and Vancouver. (more details)